Artichoke Spinach Lasagna
Cooking Spray
Lasagna Noodles
1 onion
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 14oz. can vegetable broth (I buy the stock and make my own broth-I used 2 cups)
1 tablespoon rosemary (can use basil instead)
1 can marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
Fresh spinach
Fresh Mushrooms
1 jar white alfredo sauce
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 package herb and garlic feta
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
-Boil the lasagna noodles. (I prefer to soak the lasagna noodles in hot water so that they are softened and then they finish cooking later in the oven. They aren't as soft this way. I just fill my 9x13 baking dish with very hot tap water and let the noodles soak while I am preparing the other ingredients.)
-Saute onion and garlic (don't burn the garlic, it tastes yucky!). Stir in broth and rosemary (or basil); bring to a boil. Stir in the artichoke hearts, mushrooms, and spinach; reduce heat, cover and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in alfredo sauce.
-Spread a little of the sauce on the bottom of the prepared baking dish; top with noodles. Sprinkle some mozzarella cheese over noodles. Repeat layers 2 more times, ending with artichoke mixture on top. Top with remaining mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle crumbled feta on top.
-Bake, covered, for 4 minutes. Uncover, and bake 15 minutes more, or until hot and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
My notes:
I have NEVER used artichoke before. I have no idea how to use a fresh artichoke in this recipe. The marinated artichokes had a pickled type flavor which Ken and the kids DID NOT like at all. I noticed that there were also canned artichokes that were not marinated. I will probably try those next time and see if it's a bigger hit around here. If you know much about artichokes, I'd love to hear your thoughts and other recipes you may have that are good. P.S. Just in case you are like me and have no clue where to find canned artichokes, they were on the top row of the isle with the canned vegetables and it was very dusty so I'm not sure how popular of an item it is. If you buy a fresh one, CAREFUL! It is covered in thorns and will cut you! Mean little suckers!
5 comments:
Wow. Artichokes. You get some kind of metal. Did you like the pickled artichokes?
I like artichoke hearts--yes definitely do not buy the marinated ones. That sounds gross. I've made artichoke spinach dip before and it was very good--we all liked it. Try it again with just the plain artichokes and I bet they will like it better.
Costco has a big jar of the non-pickled ones. We use them in pasta all of the time. They have a much better flavor. They are in an italian type seasoning with some olive oil water mixture. The jar will last a long time!
I've never tried fresh ones...they scare me. But I do have about half a dozen recipes with canned ones and I like them all. In fact, tonight I was going to make a veggie frittata with artichokes in them. I've never tried pickled ones, but I'm also not a huge fan of pickled anythings...except pickles. I'm excited to try a new recipe with them in...and I love all types of lasagna!
Artichokes are one of my favorite special treats. I steam the fresh ones (clip the thorns off). Then pull the leaves off and dip the edge that was toward the middle in butter or a mixture of lemon juice and mayo. You just scrape the edge off in your mouth.
You don't chew the whole leaf. Then you can cut the whole thing open and take the heart out of the middle and eat it too. To cook with I would probably get the kind in a jar--too labor intensive the other way.
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